Unexpected Blessings

by Barbara Taylor Bradford Book 5 in the The Harte Family Saga series.

First published 2004

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Emma Harte’s great-granddaughters confront different tests of belonging and inheritance. Evan Hughes attempts to join the family she has only recently discovered, Tessa Longden fights for custody of her daughter, Linnet O’Neill faces the sacrifices demanded by leadership, and India Standish challenges family expectations through an unsuitable marriage.

Letters written by Emma during the 1950s connect these present conflicts to the post-war expansion of her empire and a relationship she kept private. The revelations give Evan a new understanding of her grandmother and force the younger women to decide whether loyalty to the dynasty should determine their identities and personal choices.